Panama Finca Santa Teresa

Mango. Apricot. Floral.

Variety

Catuai

Processing

Natural Processed

Region

Chiriqui

Altitude

1800masl

Roast Level

Medium Roast

Tasting Notes

Mango. Apricot. Floral.

Quantity

250g

About this coffee :

Finca Santa Teresa is blessed with rich black volcanic soil, a high altitude location and favorable weather patterns associated with both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans; this results in coffees of singular quality. The Finca is located along a series of beautiful valleys and ridges which create a variety of micro-climates and give individuality to each of their lots.

This coffee has a delightful fruity sweetness of mango and apricot notes that resemble the natural processed characteristics. It a very juicy coffee with delicate floral notes on aftertaste. Expect surprises on the first sip!

Hand grinder, V60-02, 91°C, 1:16, grind size just ~two clicks smaller than the size of tea powder in a Tetley tea bag.
As for taste, this one was pretty tricky to dial in. I had to play with brew ratio, temperature, grind size & pour methods a lot of times to finally pin down. It also tastes completely different when you use Scott Rao's method vs the conventional method for V60. I would love to try it through an Aeropress.
I also see that this one tastes best when it is consumed slightly colder at about 55°C compared to the general 60°C~65°C norm.
All in all, when done right, this is a very delicious cup of coffee. With a few trials you get pin down the flavors properly. It is very complex.
And it tastes absolutely delightful with peanut butter & choco/choco-hazel spread toasts, just the perfect way to begin the day.
But it is slightly on the acidic side.

Teguh S.

I could not get the expected fruity notes from the natural processed bean.
It might be due that the batch that I received is actually darker than labelled medium light.
Fortunately, it is still enjoyable coffee, just that the tasting notes is not like what labeled. Given this is this is roasted from the reputable coffee roaster, I would expect better consistency.

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